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Doing Business in the Illegal Israeli Settlements? Think Twice.

Doing business with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) poses significant risks to companies. Not only are these...

No turning back the clock on Indigenous rights

“There are and always have been obvious flaws in a governing system that is designed to maintain a status quo...

BC Government Must Intervene to Protect Tsilhqot’in Rights Threatened by Needless Mining Exploration

“The Panel is convinced that the Tsilhqot’in cultural attachment to Fish Lake (Teztan Biny) and the Nabas areas is...

Indonesia: Woman charged with blasphemy after entering mosque with a pet dog

Responding to news that the police have charged a woman with blasphemy for entering a mosque with her dog in...

Turkey: Police use unwarranted and excessive force against Istanbul Pride

Reacting to the news that Istanbul Pride march participants who were demonstrating peacefully were attacked with tear gas and plastic...

Open Letter Urges Federal Government to Investigate Canadian Firm’s Contract with Sudan Military

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland The Honourable David Lametti Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Justice Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa, Ontario June...

People kiss as they gather for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in front of the Stonewall Inn in New York, June 28, 2019.

Fifty years after Stonewall riots: Pride, protest and a hunger for equality

People kiss as they gather for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in front of the Stonewall Inn in...

Myanmar: End Internet Shutdown in Rakhine, Chin States

Myanmar authorities should immediately end an internet shutdown imposed in conflict-affected areas of Rakhine and Chin States since 21 June...

No turning back the clock on implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous human rights advocates horrified that handful of Senators blocked Bill C-262 Filibuster a blow to democracy and human rights...

Denmark: Government commitment to amend rape law is a hard-won victory

Denmark to become tenth country in Europe to recognize that sex without consent is rape Following the publication of a...

EU top court condemns Poland’s law forcing Supreme Court judges to retire

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled today that Poland’s contested Law on the Supreme Court is...

Beyond the National Inquiry: The need for concrete action to end violence against Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in Canada

Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in Canada experience staggeringly high levels of violence, and for decades, government failed to...

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